Oglala, SD
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Affordability Score: 14/100
Population: 1,923 · 1 ZIP codes
The affordability dashboard for Oglala, SD aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 1,923 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of F (14/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $21,545, median home value of -, median rent of $605 per month, and 18.3% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. These four metrics alone explain most of the variance between city dashboards.
Cross-agency feeds widen the picture beyond Census demographics.
Reading the overall grade requires reading all seven dimensions together. The score weights Income 20%, Safety 20%, Housing 15%, Rent 15%, Education 10%, Commute 10%, and Childcare 10%, with each sub-score benchmarked against national percentiles rather than state averages, so the grade is genuinely comparable across any city in the country. Pressure points are income, education. Unemployment currently reads 21.9% and poverty 57.4% - numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.
Score Breakdown
Income & Employment
Housing
Safety
Education & Family
What This Means
Oglala, SD receives an overall affordability grade of F (14/100), aggregated from 1 ZIP codes with a total population of 1,923. Challenges include income and education. Data was unavailable for housing, commute, rent, safety, childcare – these dimensions were excluded from the overall score.
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Official Data Resources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents. Source: FBI Uniform Crime Report. Source: DOL National Database of Childcare Prices. Verify with HUD →
Read our methodology to see how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.